{"id":475,"date":"2014-07-14T18:56:06","date_gmt":"2014-07-14T17:56:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.southmoreton.org.uk\/?p=475"},"modified":"2014-07-17T21:08:59","modified_gmt":"2014-07-17T20:08:59","slug":"the-great-south-moreton-grass-rake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.southmoreton.org.uk\/?p=475","title":{"rendered":"The Great South Moreton Grass Rake"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On Sunday 13th July residents of South Moreton spanning 76 years of age and between 0-100% of blood alcohol level joined together to clean up the long grass in the rec.<\/p>\n<p>Rumours of &#8220;an hour&#8221; turned out to be slightly understated but with the help of various tractors, front loaders, a baler (which we broke), a big trailer and lots of lots of people with rakes (some of which we broke) the rec was cleared and cleaned ahead of the school summer holidays in\u00a0a mere 6 hours.<\/p>\n<p>A huge thank you to all those that lent a hand on the day.<\/p>\n<p>A special thanks to\u00a0those who brought the larger machinery to break the back of the initial task.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Billy for cutting and trailer<\/li>\n<li>Lee for the Baler<\/li>\n<li>Ken for the Rake and Angus Dart for the loan of the tractor and equipment.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Click on the images below for full size photo.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_486\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-486\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.southmoreton.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/gr2.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-486 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.southmoreton.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/gr2-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Grass raking with tractor\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.southmoreton.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/gr2-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.southmoreton.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/gr2-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.southmoreton.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/gr2-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.southmoreton.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/gr2-225x225.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.southmoreton.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/gr2-75x75.jpg 75w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-486\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Collecting grass into nice rows the easy way&#8230;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_481\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-481\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.southmoreton.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/gr3.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-481 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.southmoreton.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/gr3-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Bailer\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.southmoreton.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/gr3-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.southmoreton.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/gr3-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.southmoreton.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/gr3-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.southmoreton.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/gr3-225x225.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.southmoreton.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/gr3-75x75.jpg 75w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-481\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bailer and more assistants arrive<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_482\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-482\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.southmoreton.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/gr4.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-482 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.southmoreton.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/gr4-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Bailer and raking\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.southmoreton.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/gr4-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.southmoreton.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/gr4-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.southmoreton.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/gr4-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.southmoreton.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/gr4-225x225.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.southmoreton.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/gr4-75x75.jpg 75w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-482\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Grass raking and bailing &#8211; all going nicely, powering through, sadly the bailer didn&#8217;t get much further than this as the grass was too short for it.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_483\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-483\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.southmoreton.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/gr5.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-483 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.southmoreton.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/gr5-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Hand raking.\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.southmoreton.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/gr5-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.southmoreton.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/gr5-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.southmoreton.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/gr5-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.southmoreton.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/gr5-225x225.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.southmoreton.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/gr5-75x75.jpg 75w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-483\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hand raking into front loader.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_488\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-488\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.southmoreton.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/IMG_20140713_142845.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-488 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.southmoreton.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/IMG_20140713_142845-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Summer moguls\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.southmoreton.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/IMG_20140713_142845-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.southmoreton.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/IMG_20140713_142845-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.southmoreton.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/IMG_20140713_142845-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.southmoreton.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/IMG_20140713_142845-225x225.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.southmoreton.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/IMG_20140713_142845-75x75.jpg 75w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-488\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Just one or two more to do&#8230;.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_484\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-484\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.southmoreton.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/IMG_20140714_183126.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-484 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.southmoreton.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/IMG_20140714_183126-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Clear rec.\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.southmoreton.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/IMG_20140714_183126-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.southmoreton.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/IMG_20140714_183126-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.southmoreton.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/IMG_20140714_183126-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.southmoreton.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/IMG_20140714_183126-225x225.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.southmoreton.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/IMG_20140714_183126-75x75.jpg 75w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-484\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lovely clear rec.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_502\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-502\" style=\"width: 168px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.southmoreton.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/POORLY_THUMBS.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-502\" src=\"http:\/\/www.southmoreton.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/POORLY_THUMBS-168x300.jpg\" alt=\"Ouch!\" width=\"168\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.southmoreton.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/POORLY_THUMBS-168x300.jpg 168w, http:\/\/www.southmoreton.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/POORLY_THUMBS-575x1024.jpg 575w, http:\/\/www.southmoreton.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/POORLY_THUMBS.jpg 1456w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 168px) 100vw, 168px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-502\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ouch!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Sunday 13th July residents of South Moreton spanning 76 years of age and between 0-100% of blood alcohol level joined together to clean up the long grass in the rec. 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